15/01/04
For over three thousand years, I clawed my way up to the mouth of the pod. It took another three thousand years to get out of the darn thing. Ever since, I've been depressed and dejected. The only joys in my life come from writing and laughing at others. And I'm still laughing.
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Sufficiency by Merytneith
Rated: G •
Summary: The Protectobots struggle with the conflicts between five separate individuals sharing one gestalt mind and get caught in the crossfire as the Autobots' failure to understand humanity becomes abundantly clear.
Date: 16/08/04 Title: Chapter 1: Sufficiency
This is the first Mery story I read, and I\'ve been hooked ever since. The Protectobots need Sufficiency.
The Die Long Cast by Merytneith
Rated: G • Summary: The intertwining origins of six G1 Transformers, and how each was cast into his ultimate destiny as either Autobot or Decepticon by the actions of the seventh character. Featured: Windcharger, Frenzy, Mirage, Starscream, Trailbreaker, Quake... and the on
Date: 16/08/04 Title: Chapter 1: The Die Long Cast
7 vignettes that play to one of Merytneith\'s strengths: characterization.The only flaw is that there are only seven.
Best First by SkyShadow
Rated: G • 
Summary: Finding himself at the mercy of Optimus Prime, Thundercracker bargains with the only thing that he has to offer: a story. It is a tale from a time when the Autobots were led by an Iaconian lawman named Sentinel Prime.
Date: 16/08/04 Title: Chapter 1: Best First
One of two stories I would rate as highr than 10 if it were possible--the other being Merytneith\'s Absolute Zero. At least, that I know of.
Measuring Up by Merytneith
Rated: G • Summary: Overload the Autobot Micromaster goes in search of a destiny worthy of the greatest of Autobot heroes, only to find that not everything--heroes included-- measures up to his hopes and expectations.
Date: 16/08/04 Title: Chapter 1: Measuring Up
Much needed characterizations for the otherwise blah Micromasters? Written by Merytneith? And it\'s *funny*? I am so there.
Cryptic Pasts by Merytneith
Rated: G • Summary: Overload and Countdown are called to action when two Decepticons are discovered poking around the Autobot archives where they don't belong. It's up to Overload, Ironworks, and possibly even Countdown (for once) to figure out who's behind the threat of a
Date: 16/08/04 Title: Chapter 1: Cryptic Pasts
Every Merytneith \'fic features excellent charcterization, smart plotting, and believable sci-fi-isms. But the Countdown/Overload stories add something else: a liberal dose of humor.
Madness, Mutilation and other Decepticon Virtues by Iacon
Rated: G • Summary: An eager, young soldier embarks upon his first field mission on an unexplored planet and ultimately learns the true meaning of being a Decepticon...
Date: 16/08/04 Title: Chapter 1: Madness, Mutilation and other Decepticon Virtues
Love the title.
Means of Persuasion by Merytneith
Rated: G • Summary: Prowl, favored son of the city of Vos, strategist and thinker, spins out the thin wires of his life in patriotic furore for his beloved home-- a paradise city where Decepticons and Autobots alike spend their days in peace, prosperity, egalitarianism... and complete ignorance of the lies and hypocrisy that prop up the city and its tyrannical leaders. Caught up in the events that give rise to the great conflict that will tear all of Cybertron apart, Prowl's conscience demands he perform the unconscionable for the sake of a friend who is an enemy, for a lie that becomes the truth, and for the very salvation of a new Autobot empire facing the doom of global civil war.
Date: 16/08/04 Title: Chapter 1: Means of Persuasion
Rating a Merytneith \'fic is like trying to decide which is better: angel-food cake with ice cream or angel-food cake with whipped cream.